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One of our favorite cover boys, Mike Alcott, grabs fresh (what little there is left) last week in the San Juans. Hang in there – more is supposedly on the way./ Photo by Andy High

Chugging away

New owners roll up sleeves to spiff up iconic liquor store

The nuclear option

Bill that would add nuclear toward state’s clean energy goals picks up steam

Dirty(ish) dancing

Durango Pole Dance offers safe space for fitness, fun and being yourself

Thinking the unthinkable

Drier winters may portend water cutbacks in Colorado

Poetry in motion

‘Voices Inside My Head’ combines art with words for off-the-couch experience

February 13, 2025

'Fix our Forests' a wolf in sheep's clothing

February 13, 2025

Breaking our forests

February 13, 2025

Haven't heard from Hurd

February 13, 2025

Vote to continue POST tax

February 6, 2025

A few solutions to plastic problem

February 6, 2025

Fighting fires and fixing forests

February 6, 2025

Landing a man in a room

February 6, 2025

Some alternative news voices

Pre-July 2016 Archives

Durango Telegraph eEdition

Animas River at Durango,Co
Discharge, cubic feet per second

More at: waterdata.usgs.gov

The Pole

Ear to the Ground

""I wish I would get a 'Fork in the Road' email."
--We suppose for minimum-wage service workers, the prospect of a 7-month paid playcation sounds pretty good

RIP Outside?: The magazine that brought us such luminaries as Kevin Fedarko and John Krakauer is no longer – at least as we know it. According to a Feb. 11 report by Adventure Journal editor Steve Casimoro, the parent company of Outside magazine laid off 20 staff members last week, leaving doubt about the ongoing viability of the publication.; Read More

Getting soaked: Floating the Grand Canyon could get a lot more expensive for private boaters. The National Park Service is seeking public input on a proposal to increase the per-person cost for rafting Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek from $90 to $310. The cost of floating Diamond Creek to Pearce Ferry, now free, would increase to $55/person. The $25 lottery permit fee would remain unchanged.; Read More

Thumbin' It

Deb Haaland, ex-Interior Secretary, is running for governor of New Mexico. If elected, she would be the first Native American woman to serve as governor of a state.

Trump has slammed the brakes on EV charging station funding in Colorado, despite wide popularity. It's yet another petty attempt to kill the EV car industry, in which his BFF Elon Musk is a key player. We know, we don't get it either.

Haiku Movie Review

ChiefsAholic – A Wolf in Chiefs Clothing

The true story of
a criminally obsessed
wolfman superfan

~Lainie Maxson

This Week's Sign of the Downfall

Cover Your Nuts

Late last December, researchers from UC Davis published a study proving that Californian ground squirrels have started hunting and eating voles for the first time, which is forcing the reclassification of the formerly adorable squirrel from “granivorous” to “opportunistic omnivore.” The hypothesis is that since humans have destroyed so much of the squirrel’s habitat and food supply, they’ve been forced to turn to murder for calories. But the best part is that since ground squirrels live in colonies that can have upward of 60 members, it’s possible that they’ll eventually team up in packs to hunt larger prey… like Californians.

February 13, 2025